"Star Wars: Episode VII" Crew Names Confirmed

Yesterday's announcement that J.J. Abrams and Lawrence Kasdan would be taking over scripting duties on Disney "Star Wars: Episode VII" also included a little bonus down the bottom of the press release.

Namely it confirmed some of the key crew members who have been signed onto the project and are already at work on the pre-production phase ahead of the shoot at Pinewood Studios in the Spring.

Dan Mindel ("Mission: Impossible III," "Star Trek," "Star Trek Into Darkness") is director of photography, while John Williams is returning to the series to score the soundtrack.

Rick Carter ("Lincoln," "Avatar") and Darren Gilford ("Oblivion," "Tron: Legacy") are the production designers, while Michael Kaplan ("Star Trek Into Darkness") is the costume designer.